The Literary Economy of Jane Austen and George Crabbe

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book The Literary Economy of Jane Austen and George Crabbe by Colin Winborn, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Colin Winborn ISBN: 9781351146104
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 28, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Colin Winborn
ISBN: 9781351146104
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 28, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Though Jane Austen (1775-1817) and the poet George Crabbe (1754-1832) each wrote during the Napoleonic Wars, no full-length study has considered the importance of these pivotal events to their writing. In The Literary Economy of Jane Austen and George Crabbe, Colin Winborn argues that both writers were unusually responsive to the economic anxieties specific to wartime, occasioned especially by the Napoleonic trade embargo imposed on Britain from 1806 to 1812, and shared a particular concern with the economizing of space. Winborn's term 'spatial economy' refers to the practice of turning available resources to the best possible account, which these authors applied even to the practice of writing as they strove to preserve space on the page (Austen in her letters and Crabbe in the couplet). Their work displays a preoccupation with boundaries, pressure, and containment, which also informs economic treatises published during this period. Through close readings and fresh contextual and historical analysis that draws on the ideas of contemporary thinkers such as Thomas Malthus, William Spence, William Cobbett, Arthur Young, and Humphrey Repton, Winborn not only establishes a close affinity between Austen and Crabbe but makes a convincing case for rethinking the relationship between the novel and poetry during the Romantic period.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Though Jane Austen (1775-1817) and the poet George Crabbe (1754-1832) each wrote during the Napoleonic Wars, no full-length study has considered the importance of these pivotal events to their writing. In The Literary Economy of Jane Austen and George Crabbe, Colin Winborn argues that both writers were unusually responsive to the economic anxieties specific to wartime, occasioned especially by the Napoleonic trade embargo imposed on Britain from 1806 to 1812, and shared a particular concern with the economizing of space. Winborn's term 'spatial economy' refers to the practice of turning available resources to the best possible account, which these authors applied even to the practice of writing as they strove to preserve space on the page (Austen in her letters and Crabbe in the couplet). Their work displays a preoccupation with boundaries, pressure, and containment, which also informs economic treatises published during this period. Through close readings and fresh contextual and historical analysis that draws on the ideas of contemporary thinkers such as Thomas Malthus, William Spence, William Cobbett, Arthur Young, and Humphrey Repton, Winborn not only establishes a close affinity between Austen and Crabbe but makes a convincing case for rethinking the relationship between the novel and poetry during the Romantic period.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Great Literacy Debate by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book Virtue Ethics and Moral Knowledge by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book Soft or Hard Borders? by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book The Public Budgeting and Finance Primer by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book The Roles and Function of Parliamentary Questions by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book Ecomedia by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book The Third Republic in France 1870-1940 by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book Monopoly Mail by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book What the Persian Media says by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book The European Union's Roles in International Politics by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book American Bureaucracy by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book Designing Software Synthesizer Plug-Ins in C++ by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book Assessing and Teaching Reading Composition and Writing, 3-5, Vol. 4 by Colin Winborn
Cover of the book Ideology, Political Transitions and the City by Colin Winborn
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy